Never underestimate the power of the pharmaceutical cartel. It's all about money!
Creston wrote: > Hi Dick, > I am on another list and when I saw your post then, I went to the site below > for a search and found some more stuff on CS. Certainly, like you, I feel > they have not done their homework. > > I am starting to wonder if they have merged or *always were* (into quack > watch, covering the other end ) !!!! They appear to be hot and heavy into > "Steve Barrett-onics". > > http://www.citizen.org:8765/ > clicked on search, then entered > colloidal silver > then scrolled down to # 28 > ************************* > Excerpt follows - here (copy and paste) > > Public Citizen's Health Research Group's(1) Comments On: > > Food and Drug Administration > List of Bulk Drug Substances That May Be Used in Pharmacy Compounding > > [Docket No. 98N-0182] > Submitted - March 23, 1999 > > 28. Silver Protein Mild. Mild silver protein is well characterized > chemically. It has been used to treat conjunctivitis and by ophthalmologists > as a preoperative chemical preparation of the eye. > > Colloidal silver is a dangerous quack product that is being heavily promoted > on the Internet. The following was taken from the web site of Allison's > Apothecary, 3628 East Willow Avenue, Phoenix, AZ: > > "Without overstating the case, it may be time to recognize colloidal silver > as not only the safest medicine on Earth, but also the most powerful. > > Since there is not enough room to list all the diseases against which > colloidal silver has been used successfully, here is a tiny sample; acne; > allergies; appendicitis; acne, allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's > foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, > candida, cholera, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, herpes, > impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, > Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections: > viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate pruritus ani, > psoriasis, purulent opthalmia, rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet > fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth, and throat, seborrhea, > septicemia, shingles, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach > flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all > forms of virus, warts, whooping cough, yeast infection, stomach ulcer, > canine parovirus and other veterinary uses, and all fungal and viral attacks > on plants. Simply spray diluted silver on the leaves and add to the soil. > (61)" > > Long-term use of silver preparations can lead to argyria, a condition in > which silver salts deposit in the skin, eyes, and internal organs, and the > skin turns ashen-gray. Many cases of argyria occurred during the > pre-antibiotic era when silver was a common ingredient in nose drops. When > the cause became apparent, doctors stopped recommending their use, and > reputable manufacturers stopped producing them. The official drug guidebooks > (United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary) have not listed > colloidal silver products since 1975.(62) > > In October 1996, the FDA proposed to establish that all over-the-counter > (OTC) drug products containing colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts > for internal or external use are not generally recognized as safe and > effective and are misbranded. The FDA issued this proposal because many > products containing colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts are being > marketed for numerous serious disease conditions and the FDA is not aware of > any substantial scientific evidence that supports the use of OTC colloidal > silver ingredients or silver salts for these disease conditions.(63) Public > Citizen strongly urges that the FDA finalize this proposed rule as soon as > possible. > > Numerous FDA approved ophthalmic products are available for the treatment of > conjunctivitis and as antibiotics for use in the eyes and because of its > association with argyria mild silver protein should not be included on the > list of bulk drug substances that may be compounded. > > -end of copy and paste - > > Dick, I for one am glad that you steered my attention to this site. Somehow, > I had thought Dr. Sidney Wolfe's stuff was reliable.... but I see it's not. > H.B. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. > Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
